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Labor Board Judge Rules Amazon Must Reinstate Fired Warehouse Worker

A judge has ruled Amazon must reinstate a former warehouse employee who was fired in the early days of the pandemic, saying the company “unlawfully” terminated the worker who led a protest calling for Amazon to do more to protect …

UK Regulator Sets Diversity Targets for Top Executives, Boards

The Financial Conduct Authority has set UK-listed companies three diversity targets, including a goal for at least 40% women on their boards, in the latest move to bolster diversity in the upper ranks of British business. Companies should also have …

IMF Sees No ‘Bounce Back’ for Russia Economy, Expects More Damage if Sanctions Escalate

Russia’s economy will not recover anytime soon from sweeping sanctions imposed by Western nations over its war in Ukraine, and could see further damage if those sanctions are expanded to hit energy exports, the new chief economist of the International …

Global Executives Want to Ditch Work From Home but Few Follow Their Own Advice

Bosses are hellbent on getting their staff back into the office. It’s just that the rules don’t necessarily apply to them. While 35% of non-executive employees are in the office five days a week, just 19% of executives can say …

Deliveroo Found Guilty, Fined for Abusing Riders’ Rights in France

Two former managers of Deliveroo were given suspended one-year prison sentences and fined 30,000 euros ($32,380) by a French court on Tuesday for abusing the freelance status of cycle riders working for the British takeaway delivery platform. The company was …

‘Zero-Day’ Hacks Hit Record in 2021, Google Researchers Say

After a year dominated by high-profile ransomware attacks and supply chain compromises, researchers from Alphabet Inc.’s Google have identified another ignominious cyber milepost for 2021: a record number of “zero-day” exploits. A zero-day exploit is a previously unknown bug which …

Travelers CEO Schnitzer: Loss Costs ‘Challenging as Ever to Predict’

In the words of its CEO, there’s a “fair amount to pay attention to” from the first-quarter earnings call of Travelers, as the P/C insurer grew net written premiums 11% to a record $8.4 billion. “Geopolitical risk is at a …

Florida’s Harbour Agency Joins Renaissance Alliance

Harbour Insurance Agency in Florida has joined Renaissance Alliance, a national network designed to help agencies grow revenue. Harbour, with offices in Naples, North Naples, Estero and West Coral Springs, specializes in high-net-worth personal lines. Will Kastroll is founder and …

Hospital Must Turn Over Info on Famous Cardiologist, Appeals Court Says

Once a party relinquishes information considered privileged, it cannot then claim that other information about the same subject must remain sealed, a federal appeals court found in a medical malpractice and fraud case that has resulted in three separate rulings …

J&J Settles West Virginia Opioid Suit for $99 Million

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $99 million to settle claims by West Virginia that it helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis in the state, removing the company from a trial that began earlier this month. West Virginia is …

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